Evviva Weinraub Lajoie
Vice Provost for University Libraries
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
433C Capen Hall, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
- Ph: 716-645-2160
Office Hours
By appointment only, please contact hllemar@buffalo.edu.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership, vision, and advocacy for the University Libraries (UL) to meet the changing information needs of UB faculty and students whose teaching, learning and research is conducted in a digital environment. Articulate and implement goals and strategies to meet stakeholders’ needs in support of the University’s mission. Provide leadership and vision to leverage digital technology, deliver innovative services and spaces, and facilitate partnerships and interdisciplinary collaborations. Oversee seven campus library facilities across three campuses plus provide library services for our Singapore campus. Lead and further develop a strong, service-oriented workforce consisting of 47 tenure-track faculty, 78 professional staff, and 10 non-tenure track faculty that serve UB’s 12 schools and colleges; administer an annual budget of $20M+. Leverage and grow the UL’s resources by cultivating advancement opportunities and grant awards. Cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion within the UL.
Education and Training
2006 | University of Maryland, MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science)
2000 | Boston University, BLS History (Modern American and Middle Eastern)
Employment
- 2019 – Present | State University of New York at Buffalo | Vice Provost, University Libraries / Full Librarian
- 2015 – 2019 | Northwestern University | Associate University Librarian for Collections & Technologies
- 2015 | Internet2 / Digital Preservation Network | COO and Services Manager
- 2010 – 2015 | Oregon State | Director, Emerging Technologies & Services
- 2008 – 2010 | Tufts University | Assistant Director, IT
- 2006 – 2008 | Yale University | OARE Program Support Librarian
Publications
- Evviva Weinraub Lajoie. Semi-autonomous Law Libraries: Charles B. Sears Law Library, University at Buffalo School of Law. “Organizational Structures of Academic Law Libraries; Past, Present, and Future”, edited by Elizabeth G. Adelman & Jessica de Perio Wittman, William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2023, 193-201.
- “Oregon State University Libraries Go Mobile,” with Laurie Bridges and Hannah Gascho Rempel, a chapter in Mobile Library Services: Best Practices, ed. Charles Harman Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, published March 2013.
Professional Memberships
Association for Research Libraries (ARL)
- Board of Directors, 2024-2026
- Governance Committee, Chair, 2024-
- Statements of Action Task Force, 2024-
- Program Planning Task Force, Chair, 2020-2023
- Member Engagement & Outreach Committee, Vice-chair 2021, Chair 2022, 2019 - 2022
- Fellow, 2017-2019
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
- North America Regional Division Committee, 2023-
- Code of Conduct for Volunteers Working Group, 2024-
- Women, Information, & Libraries Special Interest Group, Convener, 2017 - Present
- Linked Data Special Interest Group, Convener, 2017 - 2019
- IT Standing Committee, Member, 2013 – 2021
American Library Association (ALA)
- Executive Director Search Committee, 2024 -
- Library Information Technology Association (LITA), Board Member, 2016-2019
- Core: Leadership Infrastructure, Futures (Core) Board Member, 2020 – 2023
- LITA President (Elect – 2019, President 2020)
- LITA, ALCTS, LLAMA Merger Working Group, Member, 2018 – 2019
Lyrasis
- Board of Directors, Member, 2019 – 2021, Board Chair 2020 – 2023
- Executive Committee 2023-present
- Finance Committee 2023-present
Invest in Open Infrastructure Program (IOI)
- Founding Steering Member 2018-2021
- Steering Committee 2021- 2023
Presentations
- Weinraub Lajoie, Evviva (July, 2023), Open Infrastructure, Stony Brook University Library, Stony Brook, NY
- Weinraub Lajoie, Evviva (January, 2020) Good Intentions: Forging a Pathway off the Road of Insanity. WolfCon, College Station Texas (Invited Opening Plenary Speaker 100 attendees)
- Weinraub, Evviva (June, 2019) Towards Coherence through Collective Action: Laying the Foundation for Sustainable, Open Infrastructure. American Library Association, Washington, DC (Invited Keynote 50 attendees)
- Weinraub, Evviva (March 14, 2018) Libraries: Predominantly Women but not Led by Women. Hungarian Librarians Association, Budapest, Hungary (Invited Keynote 150 attendees)
- Weinraub, Evviva (August 12, 2015) Beyond Technical Barriers – Conquering the Next Big Issue in Digital Preservation. IFLA Pre Conference: Planning and Preservation in Today’s Libraries, Durban, South Africa (Invited Speaker 150 attendees)
- Halperin, Jennie Rose, Megan Forbes, Evviva Weinraub Lajoie (September 24, 2014) Creating the Conditions for Community Engagement. Lyrasis, Virtual Webinar (Invited Speaker, 50 attendees)
- Weinraub Lajoie, Evviva (September 17, 2014) Teaching the Next Generation to Participate in Open Source Communities. Lyrasis, Virtual Webinar (Invited Speaker, 11 attendees, recorded)
- Cooper, Elizabeth, Laurie Kutner, Steven W. Witt, Evviva Weinraub Lajoie (July 23, 2014) Mapping Library Contributions to Campus Internationalization. C&RL Online Fora, Virtual Webinar (Moderator, 55 attendees)